diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib.c
index e3797a44e074..37a670b6a208 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ void mlx5i_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 	priv->netdev      = netdev;
 	priv->profile     = profile;
 	priv->ppriv       = ppriv;
+	priv->max_opened_tc = 1;
 	mutex_init(&priv->state_lock);
 
 	mlx5_query_port_max_mtu(mdev, &max_mtu, 1);